Ridgefield Police Cracking Down On Distracted Driving

RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- During the month of August the Ridgefield Police Department is participating in the “U DRIVE. U TEXT. U PAY.” initiative to crackdown on motorists who choose to text, talk or otherwise distract themselves from driving by using a phone.

The Ridgefield Police Department is cracking down on distracted driving in the month of August.
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Jason Bisnoff

08/03/2016 4:30 a.m.

The Ridgefield Police Department will have extra patrols on certain days specifically looking for cell phone and texting violations. Under Connecticut’s cell phone and texting law fines range from $150 for a first offense, $300 for a second offense, and $500 for each subsequent offense.

Ridgefield Police, through the Connecticut Department of Transportation’s Highway Safety Office, received funds to pay for this enforcement initiative.

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